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Derek Chauvin was STABBED - do I care?
Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison.
Black Canadians and Public Education by UNESCO Shows Missing Black History Education
As Clinton and I have discussed several times on this podcast, our education system is failing teaching Black History in an appropriate...
The Cleopatra Controversy: Jada Pinkett-Smith's Netflix Documentary Sparks Internet Drama
The Cleopatra Controversy: Jada Pinkett-Smith's Netflix Documentary Sparks Internet Drama
The Dahmer Effect
Cw: Mentions of Murder,Cannibalism and sexual assault Now that Halloween has come and gone it’s time to talk about who wore it worst? I’m...
REALLY, L'Acadie Nouvelle?
Dropping the Ball in 2022 On August 16th, L'Acadie Nouvelle, described on Wikipedia as an independent French newspaper published in...
Our Condition: Working While Black – A Documentary by TAIBU CHC
As part of my day job, I get the opportunity to support Community Health Centres and learn about their endeavours. What always fills me...
Recommitting to Sobriety and The Sober Black Girls Club
It has been almost three years since I first moved from Toronto to Ottawa, built a relationship with my father, promised I would get...
What Robert Tay-Burroughs' Stepping Down from Systemic Racism Commissioner Advisor Means
If you've been following me for a while, even outside of BlackLantic, you know that I have been extremely skeptical of the work of the...
Dissecting a Post From a Troll
On our page, one specific man has continued to comment on our posts about how we are the actual racists because we hate white people....
Two Years Since the Death of George Floyd, Weeks since the Buffalo Supermarket Shooting
May 25th marked the two year anniversary of the night we watched a police officer ecstatically murdering a man in the streets, on camera,...
Micro racism is still racism.
Things like making fun of an accent, making jokes about cultural stereotypes, referring to individuals as a food associated with their...
The Blackened Room
open the door step inside the contours of your fear caress the warp in your perception that braids devastation to your cranium tight like...
Black designers who made Fashion Art Toronto innovative
This week I had the honour to both model at and attend Fashion Art Toronto. Fashion Art Toronto, directed by Vanja Vasic, is now the most...
Skin Folk Isn't Kin Folk
I hate writing about problems I have with other people who are also racialized. It feels like I shouldn't complain about my brothers or...
If there’s WHITE people and BLACK people … then why aren’t I GREY?
(originally published Dec 9th, 2021) Words. Word words, words. Why do we use them? What do they mean? Who teaches us their meaning, and...
Who is “White” Anyway?
In a recent conversation with some (white) friends, I was asked who I thought was “white” and admittedly I was stumped. I sure know I am...
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Clinton Davis
Nov 30, 20239 min read
Derek Chauvin was STABBED - do I care?
Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison.
Clinton Davis
May 19, 202310 min read
The Cleopatra Controversy: Jada Pinkett-Smith's Netflix Documentary Sparks Internet Drama
The Cleopatra Controversy: Jada Pinkett-Smith's Netflix Documentary Sparks Internet Drama
Clinton Davis
Aug 18, 20224 min read
REALLY, L'Acadie Nouvelle?
Dropping the Ball in 2022 On August 16th, L'Acadie Nouvelle, described on Wikipedia as an independent French newspaper published in...
Clinton Davis
Jun 2, 20225 min read
Two Years Since the Death of George Floyd, Weeks since the Buffalo Supermarket Shooting
May 25th marked the two year anniversary of the night we watched a police officer ecstatically murdering a man in the streets, on camera,...
Clinton Davis
Apr 20, 20228 min read
If there’s WHITE people and BLACK people … then why aren’t I GREY?
(originally published Dec 9th, 2021) Words. Word words, words. Why do we use them? What do they mean? Who teaches us their meaning, and...
Clinton Davis
Mar 24, 20227 min read
It's the eventual ‘Really’ in the “Where are you from?” question that REALLY gets me
The first 843 times I was asked “Where are you from?” in New Brunswick it didn't bother me so much. It was that 844th time that it really go
Clinton Davis
Mar 3, 20227 min read
When Canadians waste the Silver Spoon (The Free University Education I turned down)
I was born without a silver spoon in my mouth, as were my parents and my older brothers, but by the time my younger sister was born, that...
Clinton Davis
Feb 15, 20224 min read
Black Futures Month?
As we all know, Black History Month is around the corner. The time of year where in Canada, we re-learn that Rosa Parks did not sit at...
Clinton Davis
Feb 1, 20229 min read
Managing Casino New Brunswick
My name’s Clinton Davis, and I’m inspired by the inspired. Surround yourself with people who make you better, not worse. Doing things...
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